TeachableMedicalNews article 07262019
Teachable moment in classrooms:
- nervous system chapter – synaptic transmission
- nervous system chapter – excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmitters
- nervous system chapter – regulation of the level of neurotransmitters
Can a street drug be used to clinically treat depression?
The news item: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of a new treatment for depression was in the news:
FDA approves ketamine-derived nasal spray to treat depression
The medication is for people who weren’t helped by at least two other anti-depressants.
The new treatment is based on a slightly modified form of the controlled (and sometimes abused) pharmaceutical, ketamine. The article also mentions the ineffectiveness of current anti-depression drugs, and the new treatment format.